Into Africa Case

Into Africa

The book Into Africa was published in 2003 by Doubleday, a division of random house, Inc. Martin Dugard, a lifelong adventurer, wrote it. New York Times bestselling author Martin Dugard specializes in chronicling the drive of great men to realize their potential. His most recent book is The Training Ground (Little, Brown, 2008), the riveting saga of America's great Civil War generals during the Mexican War, when they were scared young lieutenants first learning the ways of war. Martin Dugard lives in Orange County, California, with his wife and three sons.

David Livingstone, a risky Scottish adventurer/missionary goes on an exotic trip to Africa to find the source of the Nile. Livingstone comes across many trials during his expedition in the Zambezi such as malaria, vicious tribal men, his walk with God, the death of his wife, and much more. Livingstone was a missionary to the African peoples. The book also talks about how famous David is in England for his famous explorations and his missionary work. He devoted his life to exploring Africa. He was the first Europeans to see the Victorian falls. Living stone was outspoken about the slave trade and how he strongly didn't agree with it. Ironically he had to travel with Arab slave traders to stay alive. During his expedition Livingstone was said to be missing since no one heard from here in years. There were many rumors of how he had died, but there was still hope that he wasn't dead. Stanley, a reporter for the New York Herald, was sent on a rescue mission on the search for Livingstone.

In 1858, the Royal Geography Society sent David Livingstone to find the source of the Nile. An explorer named john Speke reported that Lake Victoria was the true source of the Nile River. However, Livingstone believed that there were other lakes in the south that had outlets flowing north into Lake Victoria. He explored for seven years without success. During Livingstone's expedition in Africa he became very sick. He had to go back to Ujiji to get medicine and food so that he could survive, but he was too weak to go back on his own. He was fortunate that his porters carried him all the way back to Ujiji.

Meanwhile in England, There were reports saying that living stone went missing. No one knows whether he is dead or alive since they haven't heard anything from him for years. There have been multiple rumors on how Livingstone died in Africa. Some people believed that he died from malaria. "The times published a letter from a British naval officer in West Africa swearing that Livingstone burned by the natives in the Congo. ‘He passed through a native and was three days on his journey when the king of the town died. The natives declared Dr. Livingstone had bewitched him,' Captain Ernest Cochrane of HMS Peterel wrote. ‘They killed him and burned him.' This news comes by a Portuguese trader traveling that